Ancient History: Monuments and Documents

✍ Scribed by Hedrick, Charles

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 188
• Series: Blackwell introductions to the classical world
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Introduces students to the chief disciplines, methods, and sources employed in "doing" ancient history. This book aims to give them a sense of the nature of evidence and its use in the reconstruction of the past. It also encourages them to consider the differences between their own experience of ancient sources - books, inscriptions, and coins.;Contents; Preface; 1 Monuments and Documents; 2 Geography; 3 Chronology; 4 Literary Texts; 5 Records; 6 Public Writing; 7 Coins; 8 Material Culture; Index.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
1 Monuments and Documents
2 Geography
3 Chronology
4 Literary Texts
5 Records
6 Public Writing
7 Coins
8 Material Culture
Index.

✦ Subjects

History, Ancient;History, Ancient--Historiography;History, Ancient--Study and teaching;Sources;Electronic books;History, Ancient -- Study and teaching;History, Ancient -- Sources;History, Ancient -- Historiography